Railway car brake-rod jaw

Abstract

Metal stock is forged into a blank consisting of a rod-like shank joined at one end to the inner ends of a pair of forks having enlarged flattened outer ends projecting laterally of the forks in the same direction and provided with pin-receiving openings. One fork is aligned with the shank and the other fork extends laterally away from the shank and then outwardly, with its enlarged end projecting toward the other fork. Both forks are then twisted in the same direction to turn their flattened ends approximately 45° into spaced parallel planes, and the longer fork is bent to move its flattened end into a position in which its opening is axially aligned with the opening in the other enlarged end.

I claim: 
     
       1. A railway car brake-rod jaw forging comprising a metal rod-like shank, a pair of forks having inner ends integral with one end of said shank, the outer end of each fork being enlarged and flattened and provided with a pin-receiving opening therethrough, one of said forks being substantially in axial alignment with said shank, the other fork being longer than said one fork and extending laterally away from the shank when the shank is horizontal and then outwardly beside said one fork and downwardly to locate its enlarged end beside the other enlarged end but at a lower level, said enlarged ends being parallel to each other in laterally spaced parallel planes inclined to the laterally extending portion of said other fork at approximately a 45° angle and with said pin-receiving openings in axial alignment. 
     
     
       2. A railway car brake-rod jaw according to claim 1, in which the laterally extending portion of said other fork has less thickness than said shank.